Ukrainian refugees to be moved out of centre
The query was raised at a Council meeting at City Hall (pictured September 2025).
A number of Ukrainian refugees are to be moved out of their accommodation in Waterford City to make way for a new hub for homeless service users.
A councillor raised a question about the status of the Ukrainian refugees at a recent meeting in City Hall.
Independent Councillor Joe Kelly asked at the meeting: "Virginia Crescent on Hennessey's Road where Ukrainian refugees are going to be moved out of shortly. I understand the centre will be turned into a homeless hub or a homeless support base. I'm wondering if there are any details available on that."
A number of women and children, displaced by the ongoing war in their home country, are understood to be living at the centre. Russia's war on Ukraine has claimed thousands of lives, and hostilities are unlikely to end any time soon.
It is understood that the refugees will be moved to other parts of Waterford City.
Cllr Kelly later spoke with Waterford News and Star about the situation. He expressed concern over the lack of confirmation and information for the people who have made a home for themselves in Waterford, as well as the local community.
He said: "We can't have Council doing things and communities being the last to find out."
In recent months, refugees in other parts of Waterford, mainly women and children, have faced attempts at being moved from their current address to a faraway part of the country, like Donegal and Sligo.
